An issue was discovered in the client side of Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the client side of Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central 10.0.552.W. An attacker-controlled server can trigger an integer overflow in InternetSendRequestEx and InternetSendRequestByBitrate that leads to a heap-based buffer overflow and Remote Code Execution with SYSTEM privileges. This issue will occur only when untrusted communication is initiated with server. In cloud, Agent will always connect with trusted communication.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-15588
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66f5-9hwv-gw9h
References
More Zohocorp Manageengine Desktop Central vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-20117 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central is vulnerable to authentication bypass, leading to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-08210 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before 10.0.474 allows remote code execution because of… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2013-06054 Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in AgentLogUploadServlet in ManageEngine… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-23976 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central and Desktop Central MSP before 10.1.2137.2 allow… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-04108 Directory traversal vulnerability in ZOHO ManageEngine Desktop Central (DC) before 9… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2017-08384 Zoho ManageEngine Desktop Central before build 100092 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-15588 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-15588 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-66f5-9hwv-gw9h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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